At least 1 killed, 2 injured in military transport plane crash in south Ukraine

KIEV: APRIL. 22 – A Ukrainian An-26 military transport plane crashed in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhya region on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring two others, the regional administration said in a statement on Facebook.

The aircraft, which was on a technical flight, went down at about 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) near the urban-type settlement of Mykhailivka, the statement said.

According to the preliminary data, the plane belonged to Ukraine, it said.

An unconfirmed report suggested that the plane struck a power line pole and its engine caught fire, it added.

The State Service for Emergencies and other Ukrainian agencies are working at the crash site.

-Xinhua